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ATJ staff participated in two CLEs to promote pro bono. The
first was a part of the “Aging Gracefully for Lawyers” on April
16th and the second will be a part of the Leadership Class’ CLE
to encourage attorneys to volunteer after a disaster, that CLE
was held on Friday, April 23rd and was called “Pandemic Pro
Bono: Navigating Evictions and Small Successions. These
recordings were edited and added to the probono.net/la library
of resources.
o Facilitate education on volunteer portal of statewide case mgt
system
Pro Bono Subcommittee presented a CLE on the use of the
volunteer PBI (Private Bar Involvement) Portal, of the statewide
case management system that will facilitate engagement of pro
bono volunteers.
The Pro Bono Subcommittee has requested additional training
on the PBI portal which will be developed in the months ahead.
A training was held for the Pro Bono Subcommittee on March
9th to go over best practices for using Prime and the PBI
Portal.
o Coordinate ATJ Distinguished Pro Bono Fellowship Program
Solicited recommendations for participants for the 2020
program from the ATJ Commission and ATJ Committee.
o Participate in National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
▪ Developed virtual events for Lawyers AND Libraries
2020, which was held during National Celebrate Pro
Bono Week October 26-31, 2020.
▪ Developed CLE to recruit volunteers for the Reentry
Legal Clinic to remove legal barriers formerly
incarcerated people face
▪ Developed in-person and virtual Lawyers in Libraries to
participate in 2021 National Celebrate Pro Bono Week,
from October 25-30 , 2021.
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▪ Entergy held a Free Legal Answers clinic on Thursday,
October 28th where attorneys were paired with law
students to answer questions on the website.
▪ Started planning for Lawyers in Libraries 2022 events
during National Celebrate Pro Bono Week, which is
October 23-29, 2022.
▪ Foster law student engagement in civil legal aid;
o Coordinate ATJ Developing Leadership Intern Program
▪ Developed a calendar for the implementation of the
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